ON THIS DAY | Pedagogue Pyotr Stolyarsky Was Born in 1871
Legendary Soviet violinist and teacher Pyotr Stolyarsky was born on this day in 1871.
As a pedagogue, his impact on music education for children and his...
ON THIS DAY | English Composer Benjamin Britten Was Born in 1913
Praised for his English operas, which were regarded as some of the finest since those of Henry Purcell in the 17th century, Britten was...
ON THIS DAY | Violinist Henri Temianka Was Born in 1906
Virtuoso violinist, conductor, educator, and author Henri Temianka was born on this day, 115 years ago.
Born in Greenock, Scotland, he began studying violin in...
ON THIS DAY | Violinist & Pedagogue Jakob Dont Died in 1888
Austrian violinist and pedagogue Jakob Dont passed away in Vienna in 1888 at age 73.
A student of Josef Böhm and Georg Hellmesberger, he became a...
ON THIS DAY | Violinist Leonid Kogan was Born in 1924
At the age of 16, Kogan made his concerto debut with the Moscow Philharmonic in Moscow under Karl Eliasberg, playing the Brahms Violin Concerto....
ON THIS DAY | American Composer Aaron Copland was Born in 1900
Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York, and first learned to play the piano from his older sister. He eventually went on to study...
ON THIS DAY | Violinist & Pedagogue Felix Galimir Died in 1999
Austrian-born American violinist and pedagogue, Felix Galimir died in Manhattan, New York at age 89.
Among the most beloved and respected violinists of the twentieth...
ON THIS DAY | Elgar Violin Concerto Premiered in 1910
Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto in B Minor Op. 61 premiered on this day in 1910, marking one of the pinnacles of his career.
The first...
ON THIS DAY | Barber's "Adagio For Strings" Premiered in 1938
The piece was also featured in many TV shows and movies, including Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning film "Platoon."
The work is based on an ascending three-note...
ON THIS DAY | American Composer Elliott Carter Died, Aged 103
The American composer passed away on November 5, 2012.
Born in New York City, Carter was heavily influenced by friend and composer Charles Ives, who...
ON THIS DAY | Composer Felix Mendelssohn Died in 1847
German composer, pianist, and conductor Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, otherwise known as Felix Mendelssohn, died at age 38. Mendelssohn was nurtured in the arts...
ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday, Ida Kavafian!
Born in Istanbul from Armenian descent, Ms. Kavafian is a graduate of The Juilliard School. She was presented in her debut by Young Concert...
ON THIS DAY | Violinist Josef Gingold was Born in 1909
Born in 1909 in Brest-Litovsk, Poland to a family of six children, Gingold learned to play the violin at an early age.
He was concertmaster...
ON THIS DAY | Violinist & Composer Niccolò Paganini was Born in 1782
Born in Genoa, Italy in 1782, Italian virtuoso violinist Niccolò Paganini began the violin at an early age with his father. Showing early signs...
ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday VC Artist Angelo Xiang Yu!
Born in Inner Mongolia China, VC Artist Angelo Xiang Yu moved to Shanghai at the age of 11 and received his early training from...
